After losing to Britain’s Tom Aspinall in the No. 295 Absolute Fighting Championship tournament, Russian fighter Sergei Pavlovich said his main goal was to have a rematch with his opponent. His words are quoted fight.ru.
“I’m young, I’m fine. There was no damage to my health. Tom turned out to be faster, I didn’t have a chance to hit him right away, but he turned out to be more accurate. I decided to go one shot. I’ll be back in the cage soon, I want to be active and perform, “So I can have a chance to fight for the belt again. That’s my goal and we’ll get there,” Pavlovich said.
The fight was completed at the beginning of the first round. Aspinall knocked out Pavlovich one minute after the start of the fight. Aspinall achieved his 14th victory with three defeats in his career. For Pavlovich, this loss was the second, in total he had 20 fights in MMA.
Both Pavlovich and Aspinall were quickly selected to fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title. In the Absolute Fighting Championship, the competitors each have six wins and one defeat, while the Russians have won six in a row after the initial debacle.
Previously, fighter Pavlovich’s coach was defeated at UFC 295 taken Take the blame for a quick knockout.